Center for Applied Genomics
| Company type | Genomics Research Center |
|---|---|
| Industry | Medical Research |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | [1], Hakon Hakonarson, Director |
Number of employees | 60 |
| Parent | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
| Website | http://www.chop.edu/service/applied-genomics/ |
The Center for Applied Genomics (CAG) is a Center of Emphasis at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia with the primary goal of translating basic research findings to medical innovations.
Since its founding in 2006, CAG has grown to become one of the world’s largest genetics research and analytical facilities. It is the only center at a pediatric hospital to have access to state-of-the-art high-throughput genotyping technology, and has processed genetic samples from over 100,000 people.
The Center is focused on detecting the genetic causes of some of the most prevalent childhood diseases including (but not limited to) asthma, obesity, ADHD, autism, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, epilepsy, schizophrenia, and pediatric cancer, all of which are thought to involve multiple, interacting genes within the body.
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